UFO Sightings in New York
5,489 UFO sightings reported in New York since 1930, peaking in 2012 (383 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 5,489
- Span
- 1930–2030
- Peak year
- 2012 (383 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1930–2030 · peak 2012 (383 reports)
Top cities in New York
New York City (Brooklyn)
1946–2022 · peak 2014 (19 reports)
New York City
1950–2022 · peak 2001 (18 reports)
Rochester
1966–2022 · peak 2014 (16 reports)
Buffalo
1960–2022 · peak 2021 (12 reports)
New York City (Manhattan)
1959–2021 · peak 2002 (8 reports)
New York City (Bronx)
1950–2021 · peak 2013 (10 reports)
Syracuse
1947–2022 · peak 2015 (9 reports)
Albany
1972–2021 · peak 2002 (11 reports)
Staten Island
1977–2022 · peak 2015 (10 reports)
New York City (Staten Island)
1982–2011 · peak 2001 (6 reports)
New York
1974–2022 · peak 2020 (14 reports)
New York City (Queens)
1956–2019 · peak 2007 (8 reports)
Utica
1966–2022 · peak 2019 (10 reports)
Binghamton
1952–2022 · peak 2012 (9 reports)
Ithaca
1979–2020 · peak 2004 (4 reports)
Pine City
2020–2022 · peak 2021 (19 reports)
Poughkeepsie
1965–2019 · peak 2015 (3 reports)
Levittown
1970–2020 · peak 2014 (5 reports)
Kingston
1983–2020 · peak 2012 (4 reports)
Schenectady
1960–2017 · peak 2014 (5 reports)
New York City · NY, USA
Triangular Starlike Object/Craft at the 2002 NYC 4th of July East River Fireworks
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Cross shaped light that didn't move.
Rochester · NY, USA
Large star like object moving slow and vanishing.
Commack · NY, USA
An extremely bright light spec moving very slowly across they sky and soon fading making no sounds.
Buffalo · NY, USA
I was standing in the backyard (house is double - built facing west) when i obseved pigeons on the roof. I made jestures in an attempt
Northport · NY, USA
blue light changing shape and brightness
LaGrangeville · NY, USA
we saw a grayish (oval) object hover over a spot that stuck there for about 10 seconds.
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
7 bright lights in the sky.
Cold Spring · NY, USA
A very large circle flying just above ground with flashing blue, red, and yellow lights
New York City (Manhattan) · NY, USA
crazy
Riverhead · NY, USA
Phoenix Lights on Long Island
Chittenango · NY, USA
Single bright white light observed in eastern sky of northern hemisphere moving from south to north approx. 40-45 degrees off horizon.
Maybrook · NY, USA
I have seen the same fireball object as recently reported by someone else.
Albany · NY, USA
An extremely bright white light zoomed past my window at 12:30AM July 24th.
Albany · NY, USA
An incredible bright white orb sped past at an anormous rate heading east.
Shirley · NY, USA
6 lights seen over ocean @ smith point park, shirley, NY @ 930PM on 7/25/2002
Shirley · NY, USA
I sighted 6 fiery lights in formation of the southern coast of Long Island while I was flying an airplane in the vicinity.
Mohawk · NY, USA
A stationary bright light appeared and started getting closer, than reversed and quickly moved away.
Cheektowaga · NY, USA
A triangular shaped object with flames and green lights floats through the sky in my neighborhood.
New York City · NY, USA
Single black flying object, alternating between circular and disclike shape, constant velocity seen over NYC.
New York Mills · NY, USA
A dome-shaped object with green and red flashing lights was observed by 3 family members in suburban Utica,NY
Cazenovia · NY, USA
2 bright lights that faded and had the same pattern of flight
New York City (Brooklyn) · NY, USA
Metallic Ball on Fire No Trails Enters Cloud But Does Not Exit Cloud
Highland · NY, USA
2 flying Ufo Over the Hudson Valley
Malta · NY, USA
Saw a slow moving Triangle-shaped craft flying over wooded residential area.